Wheat (DCC585) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Wheat"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Wheat pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #DCC585

RGB rgb(220, 197, 133)

HSL hsl(44°, 55%, 69%)

CMYK C:0% M:10% Y:40% K:14%

Luminance 0.5763

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.7:1

Aa — #DCC585

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.37:1

Aa — #DCC585

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DCC585 #849CDB

Analogous

#DB9984 #DCC585 #C7DB84

Triadic

#DCC585 #84DBC4 #C484DB

Split-comp.

#DCC585 #84C7DB #9984DB

Tetradic

#DCC585 #84DB99 #849CDB #DB84C7

Monochromatic

#6B5929 #B59745 #D4C18C #E2D5B1 #F7F3E9

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